Ages for Urinetown?

[HOUFlip04]

Posted: 4/1/04 at 8:27pm

What age is too young for kids to go to Urinetown? I was thinking of taking my 8 year nephew to go see the tour. He's more sophisticated than most kids his age about going to the theatre, since I have been taking him since he was old enough to get in.

[magruder]

Posted: 4/1/04 at 8:37pm

He probably won't truly understand the show, but apart from the word "piss" used twice in "Privilege to Pee," Urinetown is actually profanity free in content, nor does anything off-color occur on stage. Had some friends of friends who brought kids, and the kids really responded to the character of Little Sally.

[HOUFlip04]

Posted: 4/1/04 at 9:00pm

Thanks. I was trying to remember if there was anything off-color in the show.

I think you'd be surprised at how much he can understand. I brought him to a regional production of Miss Saigon and thought it would be too boring for him but he was involved the entire time.

[theatreguy2]

Posted: 4/1/04 at 9:08pm

a smart 8 yr old (with proper supervision and post-performance discussion) should be fine for urinetown, i would think.

[Corine2]

Posted: 4/1/04 at 11:02pm

It is a great show.
I don't think it is appropriate for a child under 10 though.
It might be a bit scary.
The lead gets pushed off a building. Updated On: 4/1/04 at 11:02 PM

[iflitifloat]

Posted: 4/1/04 at 11:16pm

They see scarier stuff than that on TV.

[Corine2]

Posted: 4/1/04 at 11:19pm

Well then take him it is a great show.
Who is in the tour?
My parents took me to Candide at that age and Hair.
Updated On: 4/1/04 at 11:19 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/2/04 at 12:18am

I remember seeing A Chorus Line at age 5 in NYC.. I also remember loving it so much I had to be a part of musicals for the rest of my life. Of course, I also remember for some reason having a sense of "brotherhood" with the gay charactors.

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 4/2/04 at 7:29am

If he's been to a regional production of Miss Saigon, Urinetown will be a piece of cake.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/2/04 at 10:58am

No problem. The show has zero profanity and zero overt sexual situations or innuendos. The story is probably too sophisticated for him to grasp, but he'll still get a kick out of the music and the visual humor. And he'll giggle a lot when they talk about pee.

[JakeB]

Posted: 4/2/04 at 12:03pm

Corine, shouldn't you block that massive spoiler?!

[HOUFlip04]

Posted: 4/2/04 at 5:57pm

Thanks for all your advice. Unfortunately, after all that discussion, I am going to take one of my good friends, Bethany. (not unfortunate that she is going, unfortunate that I got all these great comments and not using it) For some reason I thought she already saw it, but just called her and she had not and was very excited.

I will probably go again and will bring my nephew and niece.

Updated On: 4/2/04 at 05:57 PM